RST Benchmark Sports, ranging from football to baseball, is a lifestyle that has been built strongly into American life, its reward happiness, or in some cases, danger. Recent reports of sports being a danger in the lives of kids is a topic that has been widely controversial. Although it does have its perks, football has been a harm in lives of kids, physically and mentally. In the article “Hard Knocks” by Gabriel Charles Tyler, it is explained how football is more dangerous than perceived and in this explanation, students show how football has had hurt them in their experiences playing. This point is further demonstrated in the video, “Concussion Hazards in Youth Football” from CNN, Dr. Drew portrays how football has major impacts on the
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In the video “Concussion Hazards in Youth Football,” it is explained by the neurosurgeon, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, how football leads to concussions that really hurt your brain, and in some cases, even leads to a few deaths. At first, symptoms like confusion is caused by concussions, and if not treated properly, could lead to brain damage. In the video, it is shown that football is now harming kids along with adults. The harming of the adolescent brain is worse than getting hurt as an adult due to the fact that younger brains take longer to heal. This video shows a significance in lives of kids because it is found that the same symptoms of Alzheimer's is found in younger athletes of football, giving kids an unhealthy lifestyle at such a young age. Additionally, in the infographic “How Many G’s?” a football hit that leads to concussions has 100g, or in other words, has the most gravity acceleration acted on the body. Being at the end of the scale, it is shown that football has the most potential danger to the body and is more dangerous than a roller coaster and even boxing. Both these sources show how football puts the younger generations in the path of risking their lives. The brain proves to be an important organ, functioning the whole body and through these sources, it shows that this vital …show more content…
This sport is filled with the common activity of running, but also has the dangerous side, tackling. In this practice, the brain is slowly becoming damaged, causing a problem for now and the future. Additionally, due to its tendency to give many injuries, kids build up a “tolerance,” overlooking what seems like small injuries, but in the future ends up giving brain damage. Football gives an unhealthy way of lifestyle for kids, and shows to the people that health is not prioritized in life anymore. Thinking that they are doing the right things, kids go and play football, but what they really don’t know is that it opens up a door to danger, and in the future, an action that will be deeply
In the video “Concussion Hazards in Youth Football,” it is explained by the neurosurgeon, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, how football leads to concussions that really hurt your brain, and in some cases, even leads to a few deaths. At first, symptoms like confusion is caused by concussions, and if not treated properly, could lead to brain damage. In the video, it is shown that football is now harming kids along with adults. The harming of the adolescent brain is worse than getting hurt as an adult due to the fact that younger brains take longer to heal. This video shows a significance in lives of kids because it is found that the same symptoms of Alzheimer's is found in younger athletes of football, giving kids an unhealthy lifestyle at such a young age. Additionally, in the infographic “How Many G’s?” a football hit that leads to concussions has 100g, or in other words, has the most gravity acceleration acted on the body. Being at the end of the scale, it is shown that football has the most potential danger to the body and is more dangerous than a roller coaster and even boxing. Both these sources show how football puts the younger generations in the path of risking their lives. The brain proves to be an important organ, functioning the whole body and through these sources, it shows that this vital …show more content…
This sport is filled with the common activity of running, but also has the dangerous side, tackling. In this practice, the brain is slowly becoming damaged, causing a problem for now and the future. Additionally, due to its tendency to give many injuries, kids build up a “tolerance,” overlooking what seems like small injuries, but in the future ends up giving brain damage. Football gives an unhealthy way of lifestyle for kids, and shows to the people that health is not prioritized in life anymore. Thinking that they are doing the right things, kids go and play football, but what they really don’t know is that it opens up a door to danger, and in the future, an action that will be deeply